British Southern Stars players hid in hotel room for fear of match-fixing organiser, Australian court is told

The English players accused of match fixing in an Australian provincial
football league are so fearful for their safety that they have taken to
barricading themselves in as hotel room, a Melbourne court as heard.

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At Gsubramaniam's bail hearing in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday, Detective Sergeant Scott Poynder said the players told police they were concerned for their safety and had barricaded their Melbourne hotel room with chairs.

A decision on Gsubramaniam's bail application was adjourned until next Tuesday.

"Some of the players currently are securing the door of their room with chairs because they fear 'Mr. S' may get people to visit them," Poynder said on Friday.